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Malaysia’s internet regulator deactivates Twitter account after offensive tweets exposed
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission. Source: Facebook The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) became a Twitter trend on January 12 after netizens exposed misogynist and racist tweets made by its official account in 2014. MCMC later issued a statement denying the authenticity of the tweets before deactivating its Twitter account. After the Malaysian government declared a state of emergency in response to surging COVID-19 cases, MCMC advised internet users — especially those opposed to the new directive — to be polite in their social media comments. It warned...
Global Voices
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Malaysian regions under lockdown as nation faces emergency rule
A two-week lockdown affectng Malaysia's commercial and administrative heartlands began on Wednesday, the day after authorities imposed a nationwide state of emergency. Local television news reports showed lighter-than-usual traffic and footfall in Kuala Lumpur, the commercial capital, where people have been told to stay at home unless shopping for essential goods or commuting to work. The six regions locked down for the next two weeks are home to around 55 per cent of the country's 32 million people, where economic output makes up around 65 per cent of gross domestic product. Following the Mon...
DPA
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Malaysia declares state of emergency ahead of new Covid-19 lockdown
Malaysian authorities declared a state of emergency on Tuesday, citing "the threat of the Covid-19 pandemic," which Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said "has directly become a major threat to the economic life of the people in this country." The announcement came less than one day after Muhyiddin's government declared that several regions, including the biggest city Kuala Lumpur, will face a two-week lockdown from Wednesday in response to rising new daily case numbers of the novel coronavirus. King Abdullah made the surprise announcement early on Tuesday, after a meeting held the day before wi...
DPA
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Malaysia reimposes lockdown across several regions, including capital
Six of Malaysia's 13 states will be put back into lockdown, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Monday, in an attempt to reverse a recent spike in new coronavirus case numbers. The measures will take effect from Wednesday and will run for two weeks, the prime minister said. People in the six affected regions will be limited to moving within a 10-kilometre radius of their homes and will have to work from home unless employed in an essential service. Restaurants will be limited to offering takeaway or delivery. Administrative capital Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur, the biggest city, are among th...
DPA
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Malaysia's floods worsen as numbers of dead and displaced rise
The number of people displaced by deadly seasonal flooding in Malaysia has climbed by around 11,000 over the past day to reach almost 50,000. The Department of Social Welfare said on Friday that 47,797 people had been evacuated from flooded regions, mostly along the east coast of peninsular Malaysia, with the state of Pahang worst-hit. Three related deaths have been reported, the latest on Friday, with three others listed as missing or dead after being trapped in rising waters. The government's flood information website and app is currently broadcasting "danger" warnings of high water levels i...
DPA
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More than 36,000 people evacuated across Malaysia due to flooding
More than 36,000 people have been displaced by flooding in Malaysia, the country's Department of Social Welfare said on Thursday, an increase of around 8,000 over the previous day. The country's Meteorological Department forecasts more rain and thunderstorms over affected regions during the coming days. Monsoon rains are not expected to peter out until the third week of January. Seasonal rains have contributed to rising waters since December in flood-prone states across peninsular Malaysia and in Sabah, a region in the Malaysian part of Borneo, a large island shared with Brunei and Indonesia. ...
DPA
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Turtles Arm Themselves to the Teeth for 2021
With an AFC Cup campaign in the horizon, 2020 Liga Super Malaysia bronze medalists Terengganu FC have brought in a number of signings to arm themselves for the upcoming 2021 campaign. Having released all of their foreign players after the 2020 season has ended, Terengganu head coach Nafuzi Zain swiftly got to work in creating an even more competitive squad, with former Persebaya Surabaya talisman David da Silva becoming the Turtles' newest option in attack. Former Pohang Steelers striker David was originally slated to stay with Persebaya once the 2020-21 Liga 1 Indonesia season resumes, howeve...
Football Tribe Asia
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US bans palm oil imports from second Malaysian firm
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - The United States has banned imports from a Malaysian palm oil giant whose products are found in numerous household goods over concerns that its workers face a litany of abuse. The move against Sime Darby Plantation, one of the world's biggest producers, marks the second time the US has blocked shipments from a palm oil company in the Southeast Asian nation in just months. Palm oil is a common ingredient in items ranging from processed foods to cosmetics, with Malaysia and neighbouring Indonesia producing 85 percent of the world's supply. But activists have long claimed th...
AFP
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Syahrian Abimanyu Switches Madura for Johor
Madura United's talented young midfielder Syahrian Abimanyu has agreed to join Liga Super Malaysia behemoths Johor Darul Ta'zim for the upcoming 2021 season, as announced by JDT's social media channels on Wednesday. Abimanyu's signing was first alluded by JDT club owner Tunku Ismail Idris on Monday, before it was made official on Wednesday with JDT's official social media posting photos of Abimanyu posing with a JDT scarf at the Gelora Bung Karno in Jakarta. During Monday's unveiling of new signing Danial Amier from FELDA United, Tunku Ismail dropped hints about his club's intention of signing...
Football Tribe Asia
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TCG Solutions set to expand in Asia after huge acquisition of Vietnam’s Bien Hoa Packaging
BANGKOK, NNA-- TCG Solutions Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Thailand's SCG Packaging Public Co. (SCGP), is poised to expand further in Asia after buying a huge majority stake in Vietnam’s consumer goods packaging supplier Bien Hoa Packaging Joint Stock Company (SOVI). TCG Solutions paid 2.7 billion baht ($90 million) for a 94.11 percent stake or 12 million shares from Bien Hoa shareholders, according to SCGP’s filing to the Stock Exchange of Thailand on Friday. TCG Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary of Thai Containers Group Co., which is a joint venture of SCGP and Rengo Co. SCGP is a subsidia...
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